The grading system will add or subtract a third of a quality point to a grade. The committee believes that in order to retain 4.0 as the highest possible GPA, an A must be the highest grade and that a failure should carry no quality points.

They must have two-thirds vote of those present and voting, according to their constitution.

The Faculty Senate meeting will be at 3 p.m., Sept. 19 in the University Center Ballroom.

SOTA Choral Studies Director Dr. Randy Pennington resigned on Friday after a university investigation found he violated its sexual harassment policy. Four students and a faculty member brought concerns to the university last October, and Pennington was put on administrative leave pending a Title IX investigation on Oct. 23.